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Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian, actor and pianist Dudley Moore.

Favourite track: Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major (Opus 55) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Book: Study of psychology
Luxury: Piano

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Sat 15 Nov 196919:00
BBC Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B Minor

    Soloist: Maria Stader, Hertha Topper Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra Conductor: Sviatoslav Richter

  • Blood, Sweat & Tears

    Spinning Wheel

  • Gustav Mahler

    Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (from Kindertotenlieder)

    Soloist: Kathleen Ferrier Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Bruno Walter

  • Dudley Moore

    Little Miss Britten (from Beyond the Fringe)

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue

  • Anton Webern

    Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9

    Orchestra: Pro Arte Quartet

  • Dudley Moore

    Lilian Lust (from Bedazzled)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'

      Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Otto Klemperer

  • Book Choice

    • Study of psychology

  • Luxury Choice

    • Piano

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDudley Moore

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Nov 196919:00
    BBC Radio 4

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